Every Mum Matters: New mental health awareness campaign for new and expectant mums

A newly-launched campaign is encouraging new and expectant mums in parts of Yorkshire and the Humber region to look after their mental health. The Every Mum Matters campaign www.everymummatters.com launched across Hull and East Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire today (Monday, 29th April), which also marks the start of Maternal Mental Health Matters … Read more

Complete online test to determine Type 2 diabetes risk

People in the Humber region and parts of Yorkshire are being encouraged to know their risk of developing Type 2 diabetes – by taking an online test, which takes just three minutes to complete. Some 12.3 million people in the UK are at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. If left untreated, diabetes can cause … Read more

Humber, Coast and Vale Cancer Alliance pledge Time to Test

Humber, Coast and Vale Cancer Alliance Programme Director, Lucy Turner, is pledging to support Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust ‘Time to Test’ campaign and encouraging all Humber, Coast and Vale Cancer Alliance employees to attend cervical screening appointments. The pledge coincides with the launch of Public Health England’s (PHE) Cervical Screening Campaign, urging women to attend their … Read more

Work continues to improve mental health services for new and expectant mums

Mental health services for new and expectant mums in the Humber region and parts of Yorkshire are continuing to be developed courtesy of NHS funding worth hundreds of thousands of pounds. Having secured a share of a £23 million nationwide investment announced by NHS England in 2018, the Humber, Coast and Vale Health and Care … Read more

Better record-sharing improves healthcare for Humber patients

Patients across the Humber are benefiting from more joined-up healthcare thanks to the roll-out of a new initiative to share information between NHS providers. Healthcare professionals can now see up-to-date information about their patients, even if they’ve been treated somewhere else. That’s because the two main patient record systems used across the region (EMIS Web … Read more

Patient views needed: Humber-based stroke, neurology and complex rehabilitation hospital services

Current and former patients are being asked to help shape the future of Humber-based stroke, neurology and complex rehabilitation hospital services. They are encouraged to come along to patient focus groups being held in Hull and Scunthorpe in March to share their experiences of using stroke, neurology or complex rehabilitation services in the Humber region. … Read more

#TalkSuicide campaign encourages people to complete short online suicide prevention training

The Humber, Coast and Vale Mental Health Partnership has launched the #TalkSuicide campaign to encourage people across the region to complete a free 20-minute online suicide prevention training programme. The #TalkSuicide campaign urges people in the Humber, Coast and Vale region to visit www.talksuicide.co.uk to complete the video-based training, so they can learn life-saving skills … Read more

Views of cardiology or critical care patients sought

Current and former patients are being asked to help shape the future of Humber-based hospital cardiology and critical care services. They are encouraged to share their views at patient focus group events being held in Grimsby and Willerby in late January. The Grimsby patient focus group takes place on Monday, 28th January 2019 (9.30am-11.30am) at … Read more